| ID | 164983 |
| Title Proper | Reading bedtime stories to compatriots |
| Other Title Information | reconciling global equality of opportunity and self-determination |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ayelet Banai (a1) and Eszter Kollar (a2) ; Banai, Ayelet ; Kollar, Eszter |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article, we propose a reconciliation between global equality of opportunity and self-determination, two central and seemingly conflicting principles in the contemporary theory of global justice. Our conception of reconciliation draws on the family-people analogy, following the account of familial relationship goods, developed by Harry Brighouse and Adam Swift, on permissible parental partiality and domestic equality of opportunity. We argue, first, that a plausible conception of global equality of opportunity must be able to distinguish morally arbitrary aspects of nationality that require mitigation from morally permissible ones. Second, we argue that a plausible criterion for the distinction integrates a person’s normative interests over a lifetime: (i) the interests of a child born into societal circumstances that impact her life prospects; and (ii) the interests of an adult citizen in collective self-determination. Third, we outline an account of ‘people relationship goods’, as a principled way to circumscribe the permissible scope of self-determination. Fair global equality of opportunity requires mitigating nationality-tracking inequalities, except those that fall within the permissible scope of collective self-determination.
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| `In' analytical Note | Review of International Studies Vol. 45, No.3; Jul 2019: p.367-386 |
| Journal Source | Review of International Studies Vol: 45 No 2 |
| Key Words | Self-determination ; Reconciliation ; Global Equality of Opportunity ; Family-People Analogy ; Relationship Goods ; Family Values ; Legitimate Partiality |